Using Dexmedetomidine Prior to Intubation in Neonates
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2027-12-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Neonatal intubations are performed routinely in a NICU. Most intubations are still performed
without the administration of medications (awake intubations). Some of the reasons are
unavailability of a single good medication, the ease of administration, the physicians
comfort level, side effects of medications including apnea, bradycardia, hypotension. Some
units use a cocktail of different medications, each with their own side effects We are
proposing to study the effects of a single medication, dexmedetomidine (precedex) for the
purpose of sedation prior to intubation in neonates.
This study will compare the efficacy of a single dose of dexmedetomidine to controls.